Douglass Dowty / The Post-StandardState police are investigating a stabbing and physical assault that happened today in this lot on Garden City Drive in Mattydale.

Mattydale, NY -- Two youngsters were taken to Upstate University Hospital, a male stabbed in the back and a female with injuries from an assault, Thursday after a fight on Garden City Drive here.

The fight involved six to eight people and may have started over a dispute at school, said state police Sgt. James Moynihan. The victims suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

Two people were in custody, one each in connection with the stabbing and assault, police said. The incident, shortly after 4 p.m., happened in an open lot across from a residence at 409 Garden City Drive.

Police recovered a pocket knife they believe was used in the stabbing, Moynihan said.

Troopers are investigating whether the stabbing victim chased his assailant in a car after the incident. When troopers arrived, they found the victim back at the scene.

Troopers have not released any names of those involved. The investigation is continuing.